Ben Coleman
@ohcoleman.bsky.social
Writer, culture correspondent, and a big fan of sitting at the end of the bar with an old paperback. EaterPDX, Reactor, The Portland Mercury, The Long Con. www.OhColeman.com he/him
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Planning a heist to break into the Louvre just to hang up this Shadowrun piece by Larry Elmore. Truly one of mankind’s single greatest artistic achievements.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Planning a heist to break into the Louvre just to hang up this Shadowrun piece by Larry Elmore. Truly one of mankind’s single greatest artistic achievements.
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Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
Two Former Editors at The Nib Have Made the Only Primer On Ethical Comics Reporting
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November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
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Finally made myself a video of a cartoonist warm-up routine from @kriotaw.bsky.social's fantastic book DRAW STRONGER. It ain't high art, but it *has* gotten me to actually do the exercises after years of owning the book. Maybe it'll help you, too: www.patreon.com/posts/draw-s...
Draw Stronger: The Warmup | Lucy Bellwood
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November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Finally made myself a video of a cartoonist warm-up routine from @kriotaw.bsky.social's fantastic book DRAW STRONGER. It ain't high art, but it *has* gotten me to actually do the exercises after years of owning the book. Maybe it'll help you, too: www.patreon.com/posts/draw-s...
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A bunch of my original drawings are up at the Ledding Library, here in Milwaukie, as part of a community themed art show featuring members of the Milwaukie Arts Committee. They’re all for sale too! If you’re around town I hope you’ll check it out.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A bunch of my original drawings are up at the Ledding Library, here in Milwaukie, as part of a community themed art show featuring members of the Milwaukie Arts Committee. They’re all for sale too! If you’re around town I hope you’ll check it out.
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Mardi Gras Murder
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Mardi Gras Murder
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles
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Covers, Detective Fiction, Magazine, Mystery, V. E. Pyles
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My biggest tip for coloring is think of it like an equation:
Decide your most important factors, what limits that, what draws attention to that, then build everything else around that.
For instance: This object is the most important and must be orange.
Decide your most important factors, what limits that, what draws attention to that, then build everything else around that.
For instance: This object is the most important and must be orange.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My biggest tip for coloring is think of it like an equation:
Decide your most important factors, what limits that, what draws attention to that, then build everything else around that.
For instance: This object is the most important and must be orange.
Decide your most important factors, what limits that, what draws attention to that, then build everything else around that.
For instance: This object is the most important and must be orange.
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You see a place like this on the roadside, you know it's gonna be fire.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You see a place like this on the roadside, you know it's gonna be fire.
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The matchup we've been waiting for.
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The matchup we've been waiting for.
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There is a giant black truck parked in front of a stop sign in such a way that the bus I'm on can't turn and the bus driver is not empowered to alter the route so we have been stuck here for twenty minutes.
Is that a metaphor for anything
Is that a metaphor for anything
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There is a giant black truck parked in front of a stop sign in such a way that the bus I'm on can't turn and the bus driver is not empowered to alter the route so we have been stuck here for twenty minutes.
Is that a metaphor for anything
Is that a metaphor for anything
I adored Makoto Ueda's Beyond the Infinite 2 Minutes, a fun high concept time loop comedy.
I just watched Ueda's followup River, a fun high concept time loop comedy.
Looking forward to Ueda's third film Rewrite, which looks like a fun high concept time loop comedy.
I just watched Ueda's followup River, a fun high concept time loop comedy.
Looking forward to Ueda's third film Rewrite, which looks like a fun high concept time loop comedy.
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I adored Makoto Ueda's Beyond the Infinite 2 Minutes, a fun high concept time loop comedy.
I just watched Ueda's followup River, a fun high concept time loop comedy.
Looking forward to Ueda's third film Rewrite, which looks like a fun high concept time loop comedy.
I just watched Ueda's followup River, a fun high concept time loop comedy.
Looking forward to Ueda's third film Rewrite, which looks like a fun high concept time loop comedy.
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President Donald Trump was formally blocked from sending the National Guard to Portland by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who delivered her final order in the case Friday.
Federal judge prohibits Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut followed a three-day trial where local and federal law enforcement testified to their differing perceptions and responses to ongoing protests outside the federal immigration building in Portland.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
President Donald Trump was formally blocked from sending the National Guard to Portland by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who delivered her final order in the case Friday.
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and then Rob cursed everyone to confuse Drag-U-La with The Munster Koach in the video, but both are sick, sick vehicles, from when culture peaked
[ROB ZOMBIE, ABOUT TO WRITE ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER MADE] you ever think about the car grandpa munster drives
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
and then Rob cursed everyone to confuse Drag-U-La with The Munster Koach in the video, but both are sick, sick vehicles, from when culture peaked
Just watched a guy almost get hit by a bus. He mimed an apology to the bus and then darted into the street where he was then almost hit by a bike and a car in rapid succession
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Just watched a guy almost get hit by a bus. He mimed an apology to the bus and then darted into the street where he was then almost hit by a bike and a car in rapid succession
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A wonderful alt-movie poster for 1979’s “Alien” by Laszlo Nagy.
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A wonderful alt-movie poster for 1979’s “Alien” by Laszlo Nagy.
Two boomers in the coffee shop are comparing how many hours they sleep a night and two millennials at the next table are visibly seething.
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Two boomers in the coffee shop are comparing how many hours they sleep a night and two millennials at the next table are visibly seething.
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I feel better about this than the person below him who said "another ferret"
we’re about to find out if loving SimCity makes you a better mayor
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I feel better about this than the person below him who said "another ferret"
Got the new Pebble and baby get Junji Ito on the line because this hole was made for me. Very very cool @ericmigi.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Got the new Pebble and baby get Junji Ito on the line because this hole was made for me. Very very cool @ericmigi.com
Jonathan Harker: This is the terrifying true story of the time I met Count Dracula in his ruined castle and the seven hot chicken dinners I ate on the way there.
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Jonathan Harker: This is the terrifying true story of the time I met Count Dracula in his ruined castle and the seven hot chicken dinners I ate on the way there.
There's this feeling that you're not hardcore if you ask for help or express uncertainty but besties that is the most hardcore thing of all.
I promise that getting into situations where people are normal and forgiving, instead of berating you for small mistakes makes tons and tons of anxiety just evaporate.
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There's this feeling that you're not hardcore if you ask for help or express uncertainty but besties that is the most hardcore thing of all.
2025 has finally produced a fun "We Didn't Start The Fire" verse
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
2025 has finally produced a fun "We Didn't Start The Fire" verse
We can't help but feel bad when something awful happened so we might as well feel happy when something nice happens
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
We can't help but feel bad when something awful happened so we might as well feel happy when something nice happens
Next time, on MTV Cribs
I just press the button that says RICE and walk away
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Next time, on MTV Cribs